Helen Morgan has been selected by local North Shropshire Liberal Democrat members as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC).
On the Prospect site John Maier reports on the last interview Bryan Magee gave - I paid my own tribute to him on the day he died. As one would hope from a philosopher in the twilight of his years, Maier's interview contains much wisdom. Here is Magee on his own career and abilities: "I feel, to take an analogy from card games, I was dealt a good hand - not a wonderful hand, not a marvellous hand - and I think I've lived in such a way as to make the most of the hand I've got. But, what ...
Given all my previous coverage of how a Remain Alliance could work and why Liberal Democrats should welcome Heidi Allen's latest moves, you might expect me to have something say regarding the details Nick Cohen's reported in The Spectator of these plans. I don't, or at least not beyond simply to say that nearly all the details in his piece are, at least according to my own information, wrong. There are talks progressing and they are likely to result in agreements of some sort. Beyond that, however, his piece seems to be very speculative and often inaccurate. More coverage when ...
Over the past few days I have watched with interest the debate on who should be the next Labour candidate to become Elected Police Commissioner on Merseyside. Now admittedly I've not actually seen what they said. After all I am ... Continue reading →
A brief view of the Hamilton Road / Gerard Close housing development just after it had been built. The roads are waiting to be surfaced with concrete, rather than asphalt. This surface remains in place...Continue Reading The post Hamilton Road, Spondon, mid 1960s appeared first on ten pence piece.
"Joyce is remembered as being part of seven female Liberal Candidates (the others were Christina Baron, Sarah Curtis, Penny Jessel, Margaret Snow, Delia Venables and Nesta Wyn Ellis) who protested in 1976 outside the National Liberal Club about the fact that women were not until then admitted to full membership." Graham Colley pays tribute to Joyce Arram. Nick Barlow looks back to 1969 and the Redcliff-Maud Report's recommendations for redrawing the boundaries of local authorities. Ross Goldstone reviews Francis Green and David Kynaston's study of Britain's private school problem. "As Nickolas Pevsner said: 'There is nothing quite like the Barbican ...
Ben-Hur won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture of 1959, one of 11 Oscars in total, the others being Best Director (William Wyler), Best Actor (Charlton Heston), Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Special Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Music - Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Miklós Rózsa) and Best Sound Recording. That remains a record, equalled only twice since (by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King). It lost in only one category, Best Adapted Screenplay (to Room at the Top). It was ...
The other main British parties don't care enough. Do we? About the plight of ordinary working families with insufficient income to keep bread on the table. The distress of troubled teenagers unable to find a quick response to mental health problems. The struggle to make ends meet for single mothers with more than two children. The worry of people with disabilities facing proving again their need for Personal Independence Payments. The hopelessness of people losing their homes because of delays in Universal Credit payments. The alienation of young people who can't see a future beyond gang culture and drugs. And ...
Are you going to Lib Dem conference? Officially conference starts on Saturday 14th September, but if you look at the conference program you will also notice it starts at 9am on that day. For most people who want to be there at the start this means it makes sense to arrive on the Friday before. If that is your plan and you are wondering what to do for Friday evening, then you may recall that last year there were 2 "unofficial" Friday evening events; Lib Dem Pint and the Social Liberal Forum (SLF) pre-Conference dinner. If Lib Dem Pint is ...
A Merseyrail train passes the former Maghull Signal Box @1990. The last track plan from the box is now on display as part of the Frank Hornby Trust's exhibition area within Meadows Leisure Center – Copyright Noted HSG For all of you out there who have pondered on how to join/couple two Class 507/508 Merseyrail EMU's here's an instructional video which will answer your queries:- www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOY3lFO8XMg A Merseyrail train at Bootle Oriel Road Station Of course you will, having digested this useful information, have to start to ponder all over again soon as Merseyrail is updating its fleet to Stadler ...
Fri, 12:00: UniCredit Chairman Fabrizio Saccomanni Dies at Age of 76 - very sad news, he was a sound guy. https://t.co/LqGNCofFf6 Fri, 12:02: Very sad news: Fabrizio Saccomani has died aged 76. One of the great Italians who was too modest to make internatio... https://t.co/7IWrcQP9iL Fri, 13:08: RT @pmdfoster: Thread - the EU is digesting what @BorisJohnson means for Brexit. They solve the Irish trilemma by resiling from Joint Repor... Fri, 18:29: RT @aljwhite: Thread - I have now read most of Dominic Cummings' blogs (for my sins) and think this: Probably the most important thing he w... Fri, 18:43: ...
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Voting intention opinion polls scorecard: Conservatives (mostly) ahead, Brexit Party fourth
Hello! I'm Mark Pack, author of 101 Ways To Win An Election, and the maintainer of the largest database of national voting intention polls in the UK, stretching back to 1943 and which gives the historic context for the latest polls. Welcome to a round-up of the latest voting intention figures from each of the polling firms currently active. Scroll down to the end of this post if you'd like to receive news of new polls by email. General election voting intention polls Pollster Con Lab LD Grn BXP Con/Lab gap Fieldwork Opinium 31% (+1) 28% (nc) 13% (-3) 5% ...
During the Lib Dem leadership contest hustings, Ed Davey had a crowd-pleasing line about how the Conservative members were electing the next Prime Minister, but...
There's a report out today calling for the regulation of targeted political advertising. I heard this in a BBC review of the papers, but it isn't mentioned in theGuardian and can't find it on the Internet, so I don't have the details. However, this is a serious matter and regulation is urgently needed. Sadly, it is probably too late to bring in relevant new laws before a snap general election or even another referendum, so it is vitally important for the public to be fully aware of what is going on. A recent article by Peter Pomerantsev in the Guardian ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - SATURDAY 10 AND SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2019 West Marketgait (at Ward Road) - southbound offside lane closure on Saturday 10 August (9.30am - 3.30pm) for Scottish Water work. REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 12 AUGUST 2019 Kirsty Semple Way - closed on Saturday 17 August for crane lifting operations. Riverside Drive (Tesco main roundabout to Tesco service roundabout) - off-peak (9.30am - 3.30pm) lane closure in both directions from Tuesday 13 August for 4 days for street lighting works.Forthcoming Roadworks Abbotsford Street (junction ...
